"Acromegaly (/\u02CC\u00E6kr\u0275\u02C8m\u025B\u0261\u0259li/; from Ancient Greek \u03AC\u03BA\u03C1\u03BF\u03C2 akros \"extreme\" or \"extremities\" and \u03BC\u03B5\u03B3\u03AC\u03BB\u03BF\u03C2 megalos \"large\") is an extremely rare syndrome that results when the anterior pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (GH) after epiphyseal plate closure at puberty. If GH is produced in excess prior to epiphyseal plate closure, the result is gigantism (or giantism)."@en . "253.0" . "Acromegaly"@en . . "102200"^^ . "E22.0inusl" . "D000172" . .